But the economic picture for child care workers was about to change.

但儿童保育工作者的经济状况即将发生变化。

During COVID, because of all that federal relief money that was coming in, child care workers started getting big raises and bonuses.

在新冠疫情期间，由于联邦救济资金的大量流入，儿童保育人员开始获得大幅加薪和奖金。

Other states, like Kentucky, are trying some out-of-the-box ideas for long-term fixes, including making child care free for all child care workers.

其他州，如肯塔基州，正在尝试一些创新的想法来实现长期解决方案，包括为所有儿童保育人员提供免费儿童保育服务。

West Virginia announced it was making child care free for all essential workers, and child care workers were deemed essential as well.

西弗吉尼亚州宣布为所有必要工作人员提供免费儿童保育服务，儿童保育人员也被认为是必不可少的。